Chavez-Vera II aimed for March 1, Arum likes Donaire vs. Walters
Bob Arum told RingTV.com that a return bout between Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. and Bryan Vera could happen on March 1 in either Texas or Las Vegas. The Top Rank CEO also said that he woudl like to match Nonito Donaire with undefeated featherwieght puncher Nicholas Walters.
read moreWalters KOs Garza in fourth, Valdez stops Raya in fifth
Jamaican featherweight contender Nicholas Walters stopped Alberto Garza in the fourth round, and featherweight Oscar Valdez came up with a fifth-round knockout over Jesus Lule Raya.
read moreGarcia KO 8 Martinez live round-by-round updates
RingTV.com has a live round-by-round update of tonight’s WBO junior lightweight title bout that ended with RING featherweight champion Mikey Garcia dethroning Roman “Rocky” Martinez by eighth-round knockout.
read moreDonaire 125.25, Darchinyan 125.75
The weights are in for Saturday’s card featuring Nonito Donaire-Vic Darchinyan, Roman Martinez-Mikey Garcia, and Demetrius Andrade-Vanes Martirosyan.
read moreLem’s latest: Martinez faces pressure of pride vs. Garcia
Puerto Rico’s Roman “Rocky” Martinez will put his WBO junior lightweight belt on the line against RING featherweight champion Mikey Garcia on Saturday.
read moreMiguel Cotto offered eight-figure deal to fight Canelo Alvarez
Golden Boy Promotions has offered Miguel Cotto a deal worth in excess of $10 million to face Canelo Alvarez, according to CEO Richard Schaefer. Schaefer also discussed a possible rematch with Floyd Mayweather Jr. or title shots against Peter Quillin and Carlos Molina for Cotto.
read moreWho wins Martirosyan-Andrade? Ask the experts
Unbeaten U.S. Olympians Demetrius Andrade and Vanes Martirosyan will fight for the WBO’s vacant junior middleweight belt on Saturday.
read moreWho wins Garcia-Martinez? The experts weigh in
RING featherweight champion Mikey Garcia will attempt to carry his skills into his junior lightweight debut against WBO beltholder Roman “Rocky” Martinez on Saturday. Will Garcia unseat the gutsy Puerto Rican veteran? RingTV.com polled 20 experts, who shared their opinions on the fight.
read moreLem’s latest: Darchinyan plans to ‘demolish’ Donaire
Vic Darchinyan on Nonito Donaire: “I’m going to come and expose him and show to all of the world that I can beat him, and not only just beat him, but I can beat him easily.”
read moreDonaire: From bullied child to champion boxer
Nonito Donaire shared about his childhood and the fear he had during his early boxing experiences on an HBO-produced video for the Boxing After Dark series. “Walking into the ring,” he said. “I literally pissed in my pants I was so scared.”
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